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From Escape to Empowerment: Afghan Women Soccer Players Find Refuge in Boston.
By Parastou Ashori; Edited by Abbi Holt Photo: Laura Everett; Refugee soccer tournament Foladi and Zafari attended hosted by Soccer Without Borders a charity they have been involved with since arriving whose mission it is to help refugees settle and build community through soccer. In the midst of turmoil, two young Afghan women, Fatima Foladi…
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Knight’s Out: Boston win in overtime over Minnesota
Written by Laura Everett, Edited by Abbi Holt LOWELL, MA: Much better. Everyone in PWHL Boston is feeling much better after Saturday night. PWHL Boston and PWHL Minnesota last met on Wednesday January 3, 2024 for Boston’s home opener at Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Back then, everything in the league was shiny and new. In…
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Boston Finds a Winning Combination
Written by Abbi Holt; Edited by Laura Everett Photo by Andrea Cardin/Freestyle Photography; shared with permission of the PWHL Boston’s last home game was a 4-1 mess against PWHL NY. Everyone was in agreement. In post-game interviews (link to prev. story) players clearly were already reliving and rethinking their actions on the ice, and were…
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At Center Ice: Boston Beanpot Wins
By Laura Everett, edited by Abbi Holt Boston, Mass. – This is what we deserve. The 4k video screens at the center of TD Garden are 18 feet x 32.5 feet, nearly double the previous size before their 2021 rehabilitation. These screens are dubbed “Hub Vision,” self-proclaimed for both their centrality above center ice and…
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“Fight to the End”
Boston stages a comeback to win their first game away at Montreal! Written by Abbi Holt; Edited by Laura Everett For Montréal fans, it’s got to sting that PWHL Boston got their first win 3-2 in overtime at PWHL Montréal’s first ever home game. The sold-out Verdun Auditorium crackled with intensity as the first period…
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White Stadium Vendor Diversity Meeting
Boston Unity Soccer Partners and the City of Boston can celebrate another win: after the contentious community transportation meetings of September 27 and October 4th, the November 29th meeting on supplier diversity and community benefits was a surprising change. Over 110 people showed up to the online-only meeting led by Mayor Wu’s staff with markedly…
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NWSL Championship Watch Party 11/11 8pm
Regardless of which two teams are in the final face-off, Boston Women’s Sports is pleased to host a National Women’s Soccer League watch party on Saturday November 11, 2023 with the game starting at 8pm EST at Fort Hill Bar and Grill in Roxbury. We are proud to partner with a woman-owned, and Latina-owned restaurant…
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Now Very Official: Pro Women’s Soccer in Boston (again)
Written by Laura Everet Edited by Abbi Holt With the announcement from National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Commissioner Jessica Berman made what has been long rumored very official: professional women’s soccer will return to Boston in 2026. “We are very proud to welcome Boston Unity Soccer Partners to our ownership group. They bring an impressive…
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World Cup Watch Party 7/21
Boston, we’re throwing a party, and you should come. In a first, Boston Women’s Sports is hosting an in-person watch party for the first USWNT match of the World Cup, and to celebrate Vietnam’s first EVER entry into a World Cup! On Friday July 21 at 9pm EST, the United States Women’s National Team kicks…
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NWSL Update: Boston Unity Soccer Partners Propose $30m White Stadium Overhaul
Community Meets on Thursday to Discuss Written by Laura Everett Edited by Abbi Holt Thursday July 13, 2023 Boston’s bid for a professional women’s soccer team moved a few steps closer to the goal this week with the announcement that the Boston Unity Soccer Partners were the sole bidders in the City of Boston’s Request…
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